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About Me

It is my pleasure to share a little bit of my story with you.

I obtained my medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD in 1986. After medical school, I completed an internship at Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL and first year residency in anesthesiology at the University of Chicago Hospitals in Chicago, my hometown. I followed my wife out West to California and completed my residency in anesthesiology at UC Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles in 1991.

On the personal side, I enjoy watching classic films; Hitchcock's "Rear Window" and "North by Northwest." I try to keep abreast of developments in computer technology, and recently became a Mac-convert. I enjoy doing the Foxtrot to songs by Steve Tyrell, Jane Monheit and Natalie Cole and other Standards vocalists. After completing residency, I rediscovered weight training. I enjoy keeping fit; I believe "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." One of my favorite short books is "Candide" by Voltaire. I try to keep Pangloss's words close at hand: "Cultivate your garden." I like to make the best of the possibilities at hand!

My Philosophy of Care

I have enjoyed delivering excellent care with an excellent team of professionals within Kaiser Permanente since 1993. At Kaiser Permanente we have established a culture reflective of the mantra I remember from the Johns Hopkins Hospital, "Patients First". Indeed, my own philosophy of care is that every encounter with a patient is completely for that patient; nothing else exists except what has to do with the patient currently under my care.

The practice of anesthesiology allows me to focus on one patient at a time and deliver my best. I admire the way my primary care colleagues manage a number of patients at once, but that's not for me.

Our entire Anesthesiology Department and I want to be certain that all of your concerns are addressed. If you forget to ask a question during your pre-operative office visit, please don't hesitate to call us.

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My Credentials

Medical school	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Internship	Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Residency	UC Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Residency	University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL
Board certification	Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology

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